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The Washburn University women's basketball team is set to return to the court for the first time in nearly two weeks on Thursday when the Ichabods travel to the Show Me State to face Missouri Southern in a 5:30 p.m. MIAA contest.
Washburn is on a four-game winning streak and captured a 66-59 victory at Central Missouri on Dec. 31 to improve to 5-7 overall with a 3-3 record in the MIAA. Missouri Southern rolled past Northeastern State, 78-62, on Tuesday evening to improve to 8-5, 5-3.
These two teams split the series last season as Washburn took a 56-49 victory in Lee Arena and dropped a 59-51 decision in Joplin, Mo.
Thursday's game will be the 84th all-time meeting between Washburn and Missouri Southern, with the Ichabods leading the series, 53-30.
Hunter Bentley leads Washburn with a 12.3 scoring average and has moved into the No. 9 spot on the Ichabods' career scoring list. [File photo]
Hunter Bentley leads Washburn with a 12.3-point scoring average and has scored nine or more points in eight straight games.
Former Wabaunsee standout Abby Oliver is Washburn's second-leading scorer with a 7.7 scoring average to go with 4.6 rebounds per game. She had nine points and seven boards at Central Missouri.
Hanover product Macy Doebele averages 7.4 points and 4.0 rebounds for WU and Shae Sanchez averages 6.7 points while Nuria Barrientos notched her second double-double of the season against Central Missouri with 11 points and 10 rebounds. She averages 6.1 points and leads the team with 5.1 rebounds per game. Barrientos is fifth in the MIAA with 17 blocks.
Bentley moved up to No. 9 on Washburn's all-time scorers list last week with 1,349 points in her career and will pass Joy Benton at No. 8 with eight more points.
Bentley is also tied for the third-most minutes played while wearing a Washburn uniform. She has put in 3,697 minutes of work on the hardwood and will pass Reagan Phelan in second in 105 more minutes of playing time.
True freshman Lacy Stokes has made an instant impact for Missouri Southern, averaging 17.1 points, 6.2 assists, 3.2 steals and 5.8 rebounds.
Madi Stokes averages 11.7 points and has a conference-best 60.2 field goal percentage while leading the Lions with 6.3 rebounds per game.
Washburn closes out its road trip on Saturday at Pittsburg State (1:30 p.m. start).
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Washburn University's men's basketball team hits the road to Joplin, Mo. to face Missouri Southern in a 7:30 p.m. Thursday MIAA contest.
The Ichabods, 8-6 overall and 5-3 in the MIAA, will be looking for their third win in a row against a Lions team that is 8-4 overall and 4-1 in the conference.
Washburn defeated Missouri Western 76-64 last time out on Jan. 8, winning for the fourth time in the Ichabods' last five games. The Lions are coming off a 72-71 win over Northeastern State on Jan. 11 in Tahlequah, Okla. after trailing by as many as nine points in the second half.
The Lions have only played two games since Dec. 18 (81-66 win over Lincoln and Tuesday's game with Northeastern State) after having their games with Missouri Western and Northwest Missouri re-scheduled due to COVID protocols.
The Ichabods lead the series with Missouri Southern 49-36, but the Lions have won five of the last six meetings.
Junior Jalen Lewis leads Washburn with a 15.0 scoring average entering Thursday night's game at Missouri Southern. [File photo]
Junior Jalen Lewis leads Washburn with a 15.0 scoring average while hitting 34 of 84 3-point attempts.
Freshman Michael Keegan averages 10.9 points and a team-high 6.3 rebounds per game.
Senior Tyler Geiman is averaging 10.4 points, 5.4 rebounds and 6.3 assists in seven games this season while Tyler Nelson averages 10.5 points.
Geiman is ninth on Washburn's career scoring chart with 1,465 points and and needs 20 points to move past Dan Buie for the No. 8 spot.
Geiman's 213 career 3-pointers is third all-time at Washburn and his 579 career 3-point attempts is second behind Shannon Kruger's 584.
RJ Smith leads Missouri Southern with a 20.5 scoring average while Stan Scott averages 15 points, Winston Dessesow 13.2 and Christian Bundy 11.9 points. Smith leads the Lions with 9.5 rebounds per game.
Washburn will be back in action Saturday at Pittsburg State before returning to Lee Arena to face No. 2-ranked Northwest Missouri next Monday.
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Five Shawnee County basketball teams earned spots in the latest Kansas Basketball Coaches Association state rankings, led by the 8-0 Highland Park's boys, who are ranked No. 2 in Class 5A.
Topeka West, 6-1 on the season, is ranked No. 5 in 5A heading into Friday's Centennial League clash with the Scots at West.
Senior Juan'Tario Roberts (23) and the Highland Park boys are ranked No. 2 in Class 5A by the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association. [File photo/TSN]
Topeka High (8-0) climbed to No. 4 in the 6A girls rankings while Washburn Rural (6-1) is ranked No. 7.
Silver Lake (7-0) is ranked No. 5 in the 3A girls rankings.
KANSAS BASKETBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION STATE RANKINGS
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Seaman opened its 2022 high school bowling season on Tuesday at Gage Bowl with a sweep of the team titles in the Hayden quadrangular.
Seaman, which finished third in Class 5A-1A last season, won the boys team title by a 3,397-3,042 margin over Topeka West, with Manhattan third (2,820) and Hayden (2,508).
Seaman's boys team celebrates a strike during the Baker Format competition in Tuesday's Hayden bowling quadrangular. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
The Vikings, fourth in 5A-1A a year ago, took top team honors in the girls division by a 3,237-2,707 margin over Topeka West, followed by Manhattan (2,589) and Hayden (2,193).
Teams bowled three traditional American 10-Pin games followed by four Baker format games.
Seaman's Draven Townsend was the boys individual champion with a 728 three-game series while Seaman's Ethan Burns was second at 680 and Topeka West's third at 623.
Seaman senior Makenzie Millard reacts after the final pin falls for a strike during Tuesday's Hayden bowling quadrangular at Gage Bowl. Millard placed second individually with a 729 series. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
Manhattan's Jasmine Bridges won the girls individual title with a 764 series, followed by Seaman's Makenzie Millard with a 729 series and Topeka West's Megan Wood with a 652.
Seaman's Alexander Prescott bowled an outstanding 747 series in the boys junior varsity division while Seaman's Alyssa Boox was the girls JV champ with a 473.
HAYDEN QUADRANGULAR
BOYS
Team scores
Seaman 3,397, Topeka West 3,042, Manhattan 2,820, Hayden 2,508.
Individual results
1. Draven Townsend, Seaman, 728; 2. Ethan Burns, Seaman, 680; 3. Dason Tidwell, Topeka West, 623; 4. Jack Easum, Seaman, 592; 5. Zander White, Seaman, 585.
GIRLS
Team scores
Seaman 3,237, Topeka West 2,707, Manhattan 2,589, Hayden 2,193.
Individual results
1. Jasmine Bridges, Manhattan, 764; 2. Makenzie Millard, Seaman, 729; 3. Megan Wood, Topeka West, 652; 4. Kayla Mize, Seaman, 637; 5. Katie Price, Seaman, 631.
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Washburn Rural's girls basketball team bounced back from its first loss of the season with a decisive Centennial League road victory, taking a 57-27 decision at Manhattan.
The Junior Blues, who improved to 6-1 overall and in the league, took control with a 15-6 opening quarter and then hit the host Indians with an 18-8 second quarter to open up a commanding 33-14 halftime advantage.
Washburn Rural, which was coming off a 45-39 loss to unbeaten Topeka High the previous Tuesday, closed out the win with a 24-13 scoring edge over the second half.
Senior Emma Krueger scored a game-high 16 points in Washburn Rural's 57-27 Centennial League road win at Manhattan Tuesday night. [File photo/TSN]
Senior Emma Krueger paced the Junior Blues with a game-high 16 points while sophomore Zoe Canfield added 11 points, junior MaRyah Lutz nine and junior Brooklyn DeLeye eight points.
Manhattan, which fell to 3-5 overall, 3-4 in the league, was led by sophomoe Maxine Doering with 11 points.
Washburn Rural will be back at home Friday, hosting Junction City.
SILVER LAKE GIRLS 55, WABAUNSEE 23 -- Silver Lake rolled to its seventh straight victory Tuesday night, a 55-23 decision over Wabaunsee, as four Eagles scored eight or more points.
Sophomore Makenzie McDaniel led 7-0 with a double-double, scoring 16 points and grabbing 10 rebounds.
Sophomore McKinley Kruger added 11 points while sophomore Kaylee Deiter had eight points and 12 rebounds and junior Taylor Ross contributed eight points and nine boards.
JUNCTION CITY GIRLS 43, HIGHLAND PARK 41 -- Highland Park's bid for its second win of the season came up just short Tuesday night, with Junction City rallying for a 43-41 Centennial League decision.
Highland Park (1-7, 0-7) led Junction City 20-18 at the half and took a 32-25 advantage to the the fourth quarter, but the Blue Jays outscored the Scots 18-9 over the final eight minutes to pull out the win, improving to 2-7 overall and 2-5 in the league.
Freshman Amelia Ramsey led Highland Park with 14 points, including a five of five performance at the free throw line, while sophomore Victoria Reed added 11 points, including a pair of 3-pointers, and freshman Mariah Parker-Brown scored 10 points while connecting on three 3-pointers and convering a 4-point play.
Ramsey also grabbed 13 rebounds.
The Scots will travel to Topeka West on Friday.
EMPORIA GIRLS 55, TOPEKA WEST 26 -- Emporia kept Topeka West winless on the season, romping to a 55-26 home Centennial League victory.
The Spartans, who improved to 6-2 overall and 5-2 in the league, put the game away with a 24-7 opening quarter and led 34-13 at the half and 51-20 after three quarters.
Standout guard Gracie Gilpin led Emporia with a game-high 17 points for the Spartans, who also got 12 points from Rebecca Snyder and 10 from Rylee Peak.
Junior Jazmyn Ford led Topeka West with 10 points while sophomore Zoe Clark added seven.
The Chargers, who will host Highland Park on Friday, fell to 0-8 overall and 0-7 in the league.
ROCK CREEK GIRLS 51, ROSSVILLE 45 -- Rossville was unable to completely climb out of a 30-18 halftime hole, dropping a 51-45 decision to the Mustangs.
Rock Creek jumped out to a 12-6 first-quarter advantage over the Bulldawgs and then outscored Rossville 18-12 in the second quarter to push its halftime lead to 12 points.
The Bulldawgs got back in the hunt with a 14-7 third quarter but Rock Creek (7-1, 4-1) held on down the stretch, outscoring Rossville 14-13 over the final eight minutes.
Senior Caylee Douglas and sophomore Emma Mitchell scored 12 points each for Rossville (4-4), with both Douglas and Mitchell going five of six from the free throw line.
Sophomore Kinsey Perine added 10 points for the Bulldawgs.
